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2015: Sultan canvasses responsible politicking

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday advised politicians to engage in responsible politics ahead of the 2015…

Jonathan wants civil servants to uphold reforms

President Goodluck Jonathan has urged civil servants to ensure that public service reforms are upheld to prepare a better future…

Ogun students commend govt.’s for school fees reduction

Ogun students have expressed joy following announcement on Tuesday by the state government that school fees in state-owned tertiary institutions…

Pilgrims with Ebola disqualified from Hajj

The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) on Thursday said intending 2014 pilgrims discovered to have contacted Ebola virus would not be…

Terrorism: Military intercepts youths heading for Abuja

The military have intercepted some youths based on their clandestine movement. A statement on the official website of the Defence…

National Conference ends, adopts final report

The five-month National Conference, inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 17, ended on Thursday in Abuja, on conclusion of…

Jonathan Sacks All Resident Doctors Over Ebola

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all resident doctors in all federal government hospitals across the nation…

Colombia president supports allowing medical marijuana

President Juan Manuel Santos signalled his support Thursday for a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in…

Syria troops retake key town outside Damascus

Syrian government forces on Thursday retook a key town on the outskirts of the capital Damascus after a months-long battle…

CBN reintroduces charges on ATM cards

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover…

Robbers Stab Couple To Death In Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown assailants suspected to armed robbers in the early hours of Thursday attacked a couple in Benin…

Obama talks to Liberia, Sierra Leone leaders on Ebola

United States President Barack Obama called his counterparts in Liberia and Sierra Leone Thursday to discuss the Ebola outbreak in…

20 Institutions Set For Quantity Survey Convention

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni At least students from 20 higher institutions would attend the first annual convention of the National Association of…

‘Nigeria’s Level Of Education Poor’

Damilare Okunola Engr. Olawunmi Gasper, former Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, has said that Nigeria’s level of education…

Noun Law Society Inaugurates Obalende Centre

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The National Open University, NOUN, Law Society, has inaugurated its Obalende McCarthy centre. Speaking at the inauguration of…

Court Jails 3 For Drunkenness

An Upper Area Court, Kuje , FCT, on Wednesday sentenced three men, Micheal Adibe, Ogunlade Micheal and Warya Terso to…

Gwoza Villagers Need Help — Lawmaker

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…

Fake Cop Nabbed With Marijuana

Femi Adi/Kaduna A fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugochukwu Adegoke, has arrested with over 1ookg of marijuana by Kaduna State…

Ebola Drug Arrives Nigeria Today

An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country…

Jilted Man Murders Girlfriend

Cyriacus Izuekwe A man who allegedly stabbed his estranged lover to death for refusing to marry him has been charged…

Delegates Conclude National Conference

The National Conference came to an end Thursday, without any rancour. The conference was convened by President Goodluck Jonathan and…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

2015: PDP Woos Lagos Okada Riders With Motorcycles

By Jide Osokoya As part of its strategy to capture power in 2015 from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…

Air Algerie crash: Body of Nigerian footballer will be returned

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday assured that the remains of a Nigerian footballer, Emmanuel Ogbu, who died in…

JTF raids kidnappers den in Bayelsa creeks, recover arms

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday said its troops swooped on hideouts…

Ebola: Confirmed Nigeria cases rises to 11

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria has risen by one to 11, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on…

Tear gas fired at protesters after US teen’s death

Missouri police fired tear gas and smoke bombs late Wednesday at protesters demonstrating over the killing of an unarmed black…

Allocate more fertiliser to councils, LG Chairman tells FG

The Chairman of Kabo Local Government Area in Kano State, Murtala Sulen-Garo, has appealed to the Federal Government to allocate…

Nigeria approves use of experimental Ebola drug

The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, for treatment of patients…

WHO lauds FG’s response to Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government’s response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in…

Ebola: Nigeria will contain the spread – Governors

Governors of the 36 states on Wednesday in Abuja assured citizens that the Ebola virus would soon be contained as…